[ARIN-consult] Reminder: Consultation on Increasing the size of the ARIN Board of Trustees

[ARIN]

As announced on 11 May 2017, after receiving community feedback during
the ARIN 37 meeting in Jamaica regarding the need for more background
diversity on the ARIN Board of Trustees, the ARIN Bylaws were changed to
allow for the appointment of an eighth voting Board member for a 1-year
term, and this option was used after the 2016 ARIN Election.

At their meeting on 8 May 2017, the ARIN Board discussed and agreed to
propose for community consultation an additional change to expand the
number of elected Board members from six to nine, as this will increase
opportunities for diversity in the background of Board members. While
this change would require an update to the Bylaws, the update would not
affect the member-protected portion of the Bylaws.   However, the ARIN
Board of Trustees determined it would be best to consult with the
community for their input prior to the adoption of this proposed change
of expanding the Board.

We are conducting this community consultation to obtain feedback on this
proposed change to the size of the ARIN Board of Trustees. This
consultation period will close at 5 PM EDT, 12 June 2017.

Board proposal:

ARIN will add three more elected voting seats to the Board of Trustees,
raising the current six (elected two per year) to nine (elected three
per year).

* There would be no change to the appointed voting seat (it would remain
available for appointment as deemed desirable by the Board)
* There would be no change to the non-elected voting seat (held by the
President/CEO)
* New Board seats are to be added to the Board in a phased manner – one
per year in the 2017 thru 2019 elections
          *  October 2017: 3 Board members will be elected for 2018;
          8 Trustee board (9 if appointed seat is used)
          *  October 2018: 3 Board members will be elected for 2019;
          Trustee board (10 if appointed seat is used)
          *  October 2019: 3 Board members will be elected for 2020;
          10 Trustee board (11 if appointed seat is used)

Please provide comments to arin-consult at arin.net.

Please contact us at info at arin.net if you have any questions.

Regards,

John Curran
President & CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)